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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-13

A department official, who is in a posi-
ton 20 know what he talks about. said in
-nnnnactian Miih ths-new cixiI-serxice
rules regarding promoticns: "If this new
regulation is strictly carried out. at least
seven -eighths of the old government en-
ployees will lose their position. You see, y
said this official. ''if want 10 promote a
5000 clerk in my division must now or.
der all the clerks OF that grade under my
charge before the department board -
When the result Of the examination is re-
ceived from the civil service commission
can Sc ect any one of those who passed
for the advanced position. Those who
fail to pass are givea six months time in
which to prepare for second and final
examination. If they fail then they are
to be dismissed l venture to say that
seven-eighths of the people in the govern
ment service could not pass civil service
examination outside of those who have re-
ceived civil service appointments. This
is one of the most proper steps taken ye,
in the direction of civil service reform. -
1t is only fair, if appointments are to be
made only after prescribed examination,
that those already in government service
whose appointments were doubtless mere
ly rewards for some political service
should be placed on the same footing as
outsiders. The quotas of many States are
filled, and no more appointments can be
made from them. Good people, whose
names appear on the eligible register fol
a year and are then dropped. are for this
reason kept out of the service There art
many people from the same States in the
departments who could not pass the cx.
aminations. The new rule will make
them burn the midnight oil to prepare fol
a possible examination. II will furnist
many vacancies in any event, and as il
will only be Kidding the service of poor
clerks and securing good ones in theil
places, 1 welcome the new rule Cor. Bal
to- Sun.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-13
An Ounce of Prevention &c

We publish in our local columns today
an interesting interview with DR.. F. w.
Patterson, the agent of the Agricultural
Department who has recently paid visit
of inspection to our county for the pur
pose of ascertaining The sanitary condition
of our live stock. DR. Patterson is very
clever and affab!e gentleman and to a
thorough learning as an NJ. D. adds much
practical observation in the particular
field of his present Investigation. He has
some original views regarding the nature
of the destructive pleuro pneumonia, the
hog cholera and other diseases which at
tack our live stock and the kindred char
acter of these several disorders. He finds
no pleuro- pneumonia in this county, but
has made up considerable record of the
losses resulting from the swine plague or
hog cholera, and has also made soma note
of the ravages of similar disorder upon
the poultry yards.
In regard to all these distempers he
suggests the wisdom and peculiar appli-
cation of the old maxim that an "ounce OF
prevention is worth a pound of cure y
The one practical point which he empha
sises in dealing with these plaques is the
absolute necessity Of the Immediate isolation
destruction and burial Of the diseased animal
so soon as the first symptoms appear. He
torcibly points out the folly of attempting
cure, by showing how far the danger of
spreading the germs of the disease to the
rest of the flock outweighs the remote
chance of recovery. And in his con-
nection the doctor gives expression to
quite an original view which impresses us
as of much value in its practical applica-
tion to the arrest of the distemper. He
says that the cholera, being parasitic
disorder, does not always manifest the
same symptoms in all animals. In some
cases of hog cholera the parasite attacks
the lungs instead of the intestinal cana /;
and in such cases, while the disease is not
less fatal and infectious, the ordinary symp-
toms of diarrhea is wholly absent. Hence
he makes the practical suggestion tha,
when the existence of the disorder in a
! flock is once discovered, all animals that
are subsequently taken sick should he i'm
mediately destroyed, without waiting for
the development of all the symptoms OF
the disease.
| DR.. Patterson thinks that if these pre-
ventive measures were regidly adopted
by our people, that the swine plague would
be a. ono, deprived of its destructive
character While there would probably
still continue to be occasional and spnra-
die cases Of the disorder, il would not pre-.
vail to damaging extent. He thinks
that disorders of the po Lltry ysrds-chol-
era, gapes etc, could he restrained and
prevented by the same means; and as these
disorders are also parasitic in their char.
acter he suggests the liberal use of disiu-
fecrants and germicides, such as dilute
carbolic acid, copperas water or weak
solution of corrosive sub'imac We COM
mend his views TO the consideration oi
our readers.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-13

The negotiations between the represen-
tatives of the English holders of Virginia
bonds and the committee of the State Le-
gislature, looking to a settlement of the
debt question between the State and her
creditors, seems to have temporarily fail
ed. The creditors Claimed the payment
of larger annual interest than the Safe felt
able to pay, and, as the authority of the
foreign represeh atives did not justify
them in accepting the best compromise
the S ate felt justified in proposing, the
negotiations are suspended for the present
with the vexed question apparently as far
from solution as ever. A correspondence
with the foreign interests has, however,
been instituted, which may still result in
a satisfactory settlement.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-13

The West Virginia Senatorial muddle
at length has some prospect of solution,
although there are now two gentlemen
claiming to be Senator- elect from that
State 1t will be remembered that ut the
regular session OF the Legisl ture lsst win
ter, though the Democrats were in consid-
cradle majority, neither caucus obligation
nor the political whip could secure votes
enough to re- elect Senator Camden. The
Legislature finally adjourned without u
choice, thus leaving vacancy which Gov.
Wilson Immediately filed by the appoint
meUt OF d B Lucas, who, as State Sena-
tor, had been the leader OF the movement
against the reelection Of Senator Camden
The appointment was intended to hold
good till the assembling of the mex, Le-
gislature. The Governor afterwards call
ed q special session OF the old body for a
special purpose That body again TOOK
up the question of the e'ection oi Sena-
tor, and after many fruitless bsIlots at
length centered upon Judge Charles J.
Faulkner, and elected him. The question
of which is entitled to q saat in the T. s.
Senate will have to be decided by that
body. Lucas will claim that il was no,
competent Tor the present body to elect
his successor and Faulkner will claim tb at
it could not avoid that duty. II is pro.
bsble that the seat will be awarded TO
Judge Faulkrer. The new Senator elect
is a son of the late Hon. Charles J. Faulk
ner, who was minister to France during
Buchanan's administration
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-13
l)ortI obarroG!mes
PORT TOBACCO:
Friday Morning. May 13, 1887.

The Westminster Ad0ocate, in leading
editorial in its last issue, brings out Hon.
Charles B. Roberts, of Carroll, the present
Attorney General of the State,as the Dem
ocratic candidate for Governor. Mr.. Ro-
berts is an,able, earnest man of stirling in
tegrity and solid abilities. AS member
of Congress and as the chief legal officer
of the State he has displayed official abil-
ity and fidelity. He has clean record
and would make strong candidate; but
before the TIMES gives its endorsement to
any gubernatorial candidate we want to
consider we'll the question whether South
ern Maryland is not entitled to claim re-
cognition in that respect this time and
have her claims allowed. This county
can and may possibly present candidate
who would do honor to the whole State
as we'll as TO our section and who would
command the support of all true Demo
Gratis.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-13

The city council of Baltimore recently
passed resolution congratulating Mr.. A.
S. Abel, publisher of the Sun, on the ap-
preaching semi-centennial of his continu-
Gus management of that enterprising jour
nal. The resolutions abound in well word
ed compliments to the veteran journalist,
his charities and bis public spirited enter
prise in the development of the city. This
is a timely and and proper recognition OF
the merits OF great journal to which Bal
timore owes much of her present magni-
fcence and business prosperity.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-13

The question of the remuneration OF
Alexandria city and county to the Dis
trict of Columbia is again agitated, and it
is said that the matter will be brought to
the attention of the next Congress with a
view to bringing about negotiations with
the State of Virginia for the retrocessien
of the territory of that State formerly in
cluded within the District limits. It is
said that there is some feeling in Alexan-
dria and vicinity favorable to the propos-
ed change, but 1t does not seem Likely that
it will be effected.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-13
Judge Thomas j. Morris, in the United

Judge Thomas J. Morris, in the United
States District Court, filed his opinion last
Friday in the maritime libels of the United
States against the steamers Gov. McLane,
Gov. Hamilton and Gov. Thomas. of the
State fishery force, Tor failure 10 submit
the hulls and boilers to the inspection OF
the United States inspectors in the years
1885 and 1886. The court decides in IA
vor of the United States, and imposes a
fine of $500 on each steamer. The States
first point in resisting the right OF the
United States to inspect the oyster police
boats was that the boats, being instru-
mentalties of the State to enforce its oys-
ter police laws, were exempt from federal
taxation, and that as $40 per boat was re-
quired by the United States inspectors
before they gave the required certificate,
the law could not mean to include the
public boats of sovereign State. Judge
Morris said in respect to this point that
he did not consider the payment of SIC
inspection fee as a tax, but the smallness
of the amount clearly indicated that il
was to pay the expenses of the inspection
The second point Of the State was that the
laws of the United States as to navigation
could not include pubic vessel of the
Stae because it was the boat OF a sover
eign State, and because the boats in ques-
ton have not engaged in interstate navi
CATION, but were confined entirely to the
navigation of waters under the jursLic,
tion OF the State. On this point the court
said that the constitution of the United
States gave TO the government the power
to regulate commerce, which included
navigation; to this extent the State had
pared not only with is control over navi
gable waters, but also over any and
vessels plying in these waters, and that il
was for Congress to make any exceptions
which it had done in excepting public
! vessels OF foreign countries, but did not
encept the public vessels of State. The
courF held it was not necessary hat YES
sci should be engaged in interstate com
merce or navigation 10 render it liable tC
| the inspection laws OF the United States
but hat as soon as q vessel came upon the
uavigable warers of the United States II
became liable to the inspection law OF the
! United States. The court held that the
vesse were not TO be considered as carry
ing passengers. as The onIs persons evel
carried 10y them are persons under pay
and public State officials. Attorney Gen
eral Roberts who argued the case for the
% to ha u fN1rcnti
Court, which will be heard by Judge
Bond U 5. District Attorny Thos. Il
Hayes argued tue case Ter the government
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-13

President Cleveland gave a state dinner on
Friday evening in honor of Queen Kspiolan,
of the Sandwich Islands, who is now visiting
this country, and it is said to have been one of
the most brilliant White House events Of the
present administration. A distinguished COM
papy met the Queen and her party, and the
surroundings OF splendid dressing, rare and
beautiful flowers, and music from the Marine
Band combined to make the occasion one of
rare interest and attractiveness, which doubt
less nost aVorabiy impressed the royal party.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-13

A place on earth has been found wher,
taxes are unknown 1t is a territory Dor
dering OF the northern line of Lincoln
county, Maine, called "Hibbert's Gore
1t contains 334 acres OF land and ter
flonrishing fami les. 1t is bounded by the
lines of three counties, Knox, Lincoln and
Waldo, but 1t is not claimed by either
The inhabitants do not maintain muui
cipal organization, and cannot vote fol
President Governor, members of the Le
gislature or town officers, but they aIt
contented with their lot, have fine farms
and good roads, their pork barrels and
potato bins are open 10 one another, and
they do not care snap about politics
This community comes as near to having
a Utopia as community ever did.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-13
Rheumatism and Neuralgia Cured in
Two Days

The In LLAMA Chemical Co. have discovered a
compound which acts with truly marvellous
rapidty in the cure of Rbeumalisp and Neu-
raIga. We guarantee it to cure any and every
case of acute Inf1immatory Rheumatism and
Neuralgia in DAYS, and to give immed ia tt
relief in chronic cases and effect a speedy cure
On receipt Of 30 cents, in two cent stamps,
we will sead to any address the prescription for
this wonderful compound, which can be filed
by your home druggist at small cost. We
take this means of giving oar discovery to the
public instead of putting it out as a patent
medicine, it being much less expensive. We
will gladly refund money if satisfaction is not
given.
The INDIANA CHEMICAL Co.,
Craw fordsville Ind.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-13


cheaply than the old fashioned shovel, but
the roads SO mended are just as deep with
mud and impossible in winter. Engineer
ing skill has made the Pennsylvania rail
road the most perfect in the world, while
the common roads in Pennsylvania are far
inferior to the roads made by the Romans
two thousand years ago, when the wealthy
people didn't have the comforts now en-
joyed by the poorest people in Chester
county,"
This paper concludes its article with
the recommendation that engineering
skill should direct the large amount oi
labor annually devoted to the road ser.
vice with view to permanency. And in
this view all intelligent minds that have
given any thought to this important ques
tion, in Maryland as we'll as in Pennsyl.
vania, are now concurring. Indeed this
principle has already been in some meas
ure recognized by the Legislature OF this
State, which by the act of 1874 conferred
express authority upon the county com
missioners of the several counties to en
ploy such skilled superintendent in their
own discretion. But as the TINES has
heretofore pointed out, the boards of com
missioners in their efforts to keep dowr
the local tax rates, have allowed the law
to remain a dead letter and will, in al
probability, for the same reason, continue
SO to do.
To make a road system effective, tht
State government should take hold of the
matter. as is done in many of the Western
States, and formulate the general plan OF
the system, provide special tax for its
support and enact its chief regulations in.
to general law; leaving only the execu
tion of the law and the de7ising of minor
regulations to the local authorities. Ir
the Western and other States scientific
road making is recognized as an import
ant branch of the public service, and care
full provision is made for its maintenance
and support.
This is what we should have in Mary
land, but under our existing constitution
al provisions it is not competent for the
Legislature to carry out the Western idea
in all its essential features. The represen
tatives of the rural interests in the consti
tutional convention, which will probably
assemble next year, should see to it thai
this difficulty is renewed.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-13

The President has appointed DR.. j. Pembroke
Thom, of Baltimore, a member of the board
Of visitors TO West Point in place of ex Attor-
ney- General ,Gwinn, of Maryland, who could
not attend.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-13
DIED.

On Wednesday morHing, May 4tb, at his late
residence, II north Washington street, Alex
andra Va, JOSEPH II. MADDOX, in The Gath
year Of bis age.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-13
Improvement in the Public Road Ser
vice

The question of Introducing skilled
superintendent as means of improve
ment in the public road service is gradu-
ally taking stronger hold on the public
mind. The Importance of good public
roads, as factor in the advancement of
the material prosperity of community,is
being more fully and generally recognized,
year after year. And this granted, the
false economy of the heavy outlay gener-
ally devoted to the merely temporary re-
pair of the thoreughfares becomes more
clearly apparent.
This question has of late received con-
siderable attention at the hands of the
press of Maryland. Aad in Pennsy Ivania,
too, it seems now to be extensively dis
cussed. The Westchester Record, one of
the prominent rural journals of that State,
in recent article, after referring to the
impossible condition of their roads dur
ing the past winter, says:
Let no one suppose that this refers to
roads in new country, for it refers to one
of the oldest settled communities of Penn
sylvania, which has spent upon its roads
for nearly hundred years from one hun
dred to two hundred thousand dollars q
year, and which will spend during the
coming summer the same amount and for
what it spent the same sum last year
Never have the people complained so
much as this year, and one supervisor told
us that in his township, unless something
permanent was done in the way of road
making, some roads would have to be
abandoned during the winter time. The
annual losses to people living in the ceun-
ty, due to bad roads, if they could be figur
ed up, would undoubtedly foot up to sur
prisingly large sums, yet there is no i'm
provement in the me hods of road making
from year to year, so far as permanency is
concerned. Townships have introduced
road machines which do the work of road
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-13
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Orphans' Court of Chares County, Set
MAY 18th, 1887.
nRDERED by the Court thatJ Frank Turner
" administrator, c. /. a, of Ann HnisIip,
deceased, give the notice required by law to the
creditors OF said Ann Ii H,islip deceased, 10 ex-
hihit their claims, legally authenticated, by
advertisement published in some one newspaper
published in Charles county, Maryland, once in
each of three Successive weeks.
True copy,-test:
j. BENZ. MATTINGLY,
Reg. Wills for Charles Co.
NOTICE
TNiIiS is To GIVE NOTICE, That the sub
Il scriber has obtained from the Orph ms
Court of Charles county, Mar yland, letters OF
Administration on personal estate OF
ANN II. HAiSLIP,
late Of said county deceased. All persons hav-
ing claims against said deceased are hereby
warLsd to exhibit the same, with vouchers
thereof legally authenticated. 10 the subscri her
on OF before the 18Th day OF November. 1887
They may otherwise by lsw be excluded from
all benefit Of said deceasrd's estate. Given un-
der NV hand, this 18th day OF Nav, 1887
J FRANK TURNER. Admir- c I a.
Of Ann II llai-lip, deceased
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-13
For Tobacco Buy the Victor.

Ii has stood the test OF ten years trial aud has
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The piSSDI.E ~ AMNONIArED BONE ANp
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pUK FERTILIZERS are rich In np-pruiuc-
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and We cunfidrutly offer them to Farmers for
gus.t crops Gup clover fields and permanent i'm
ptoVrmrut of their land. TRY THEM.
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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-13

DuriHg The military parade 81 . raj Foal
celebration IN Clinton. y. C., "Wednesday o
last week. the horse on which Col " { Jones
Of the Second Regiment. was riding secsm
unmausgsahle. Col. Joaes was ttrown. snt
the sword which he was carryIag IN bis rIE b
hand was driven through The body OF Nr. II 4
James. one OF the marsaals. who Vas on horse
back and close TO Col Jones at the time Til
blade catered Mr. James's back on the left sid
and snapped of IL ~as drawn out By III
point, which protruird 10 front near the bress,
bone. It is feared Mr. James's injuries vii
prove fatal Col. Jones Was unconscious 70
some tims, but did 90, sustain any psrnanen
iainries
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-13

A, the residence Of Joe Whi'sos, ssEej
miles from Poplar BIas. AK. % Tuesday. |
Vaughn, an adopted daughter. 3 years OF a.
bad been l,ft 10 charge Of the rr.idenee oh
the family xste visiting the neighoors p-
ing the middle OF the afternoon farmer $
vas attracted 10 the house oy the report Of
pistol shot, followed BY a cond. % snieri
the gate b, found the dead boiy OF ida Vsug
lying on the grass In the yard The girl b
been rsvished an murdered The country
being search for the perpetrators, aud II ng
ing /: looked for II ibe guilt can be :r;'!ed
aay pers5n.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-13

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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-11

The truth about all this harbor piracy
is that IL could not exist even with 10 pre-.
ycntye harhor police were il not for the
opportunity 81 profit through the junk.
men and other knayes Of far more preten.
tons character. There are scores Of pala-
tial mansions in New York and Brooklyn
built on the profits OF this thievery. The
police know these men; know they arc
fences for harhor thieves; and the name,
address, full description, aud record Of
every man in the rcmotest degree con-
nected with the robbery or disposal CT
riratcd goods are in their possession. But
they can 90 nothing without evidence. and
fingers and laugh in their very faces
These more vicious scoundrels have il all
their own way. Most OF them are licensed.
The thief must sell 10 them at their terms
and f. really in their power, for threat
or hint OF disclosure 10 the harbor police
VIII always close bargain agrecably. IL
can never he proved that the goods were
Improperly purchased, for the canny buyer
VIII soicmnly secufs an advance oath that
they were honestly got, and this is often
reduced To writing. Nor can proof against
the thief himself often be had. Cotton,
sugar, coffee, oil, hawsers, anchors, and
hundred other things Of value are any
bOdy'S goods when out OF the original and
in unbranded or unmarked packages.
Fence" thief, barber police, and judge
all know with absolute certainty that
these are thieves and these are stolen
goods, but without proof the thieves can
only be warned and the booty conliseated.
New York Cor. Chicago Tribune.